Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal with Document, to Gefreiter Helmut Westphal
(Ostmedaille mit Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop maker marked with a Präsidialkanzlei code of “20” for C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 36.02 mm (w) x 44.10 mm (h), weighing 19.0 grams, accompanied by its award document, named to Gefreiter Helmut Westphal, issued on 2 August 1942, featuring a handwritten signature of an unidentified Oberstleutnant and unit commander, measuring 140 mm (w) x 200 mm (h), some soiling is evident to the document, in overall extremely fine condition.

